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Posted on: June 29, 2022 at 14:21:41 CT

zounami MU

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M.O.B. Votes:

for inflation:

In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

That's what everyone understands it to be.

If the money supply increases *but prices do not*, then inflation has not occurred.

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There's no way Inflation is only 8%... - zounami MU - 6/29 12:43:13

If you are bored - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:16:24

When they calculate inflation they conveniently leave out - DHighlander NWMSU - 6/29 13:57:20

food choices can quite easily change as well(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:06:39

If you eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, you'll - tgr MU

- 6/29 14:24:34

RE: If you eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, you'll - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:29:22

Damn. Was 49.5 in May 2018 and is 118.4 this year.(nm) - tgr MU

- 6/29 14:32:49

the seasonal lows have moved up - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:38:23

Our company is up 23% avg since April 2021 - TigerFan92 STL - 6/29 13:10:15

fast food meals have not been 5-6 in a long time(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:19:26

You can get some but they are not enough food for an - tgr MU

- 6/29 14:02:15

Spring 2021 DQ was advertising the $5 box so yer wrong - TigerFan92 STL - 6/29 13:49:10

Why would I want a box of food from DQ?(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:06:05

In high school, I could get a - cooter MU

- 6/29 13:29:06

pack of cigs, soda, play 1 video game: $2.00 - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 14:01:31

My Mizzou dorm had a Subway next door, $2.99 footlong - Joeboo MU

- 6/29 13:31:14

and you could student charge it!(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:31:55

how bout - MizzouAstro MU

- 6/29 13:33:00

gladly!(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:33:32

inflation is gonna make it considerably more than $2.99(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 6/29 13:36:10

GTFO(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:37:01

but no amount of inflation will ever make it a foot long (nm) - phrejd MU - 6/29 13:39:01

what about two 6-inchers? - dangertim MU

- 6/29 13:52:57

reino is definitely on board(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 6/29 13:57:53

you greatly underestimate modern technological advances(nm) - MizzouAstro MU

- 6/29 13:39:53

RE: you greatly underestimate modern technological advances(nm) - phrejd MU - 6/29 13:42:29

japan is already using this as we are just 'discovering' it - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 14:05:43

they were given the best bits of alien tech to reverse - cnk ATL - 6/29 14:06:55

why? why were they chosen? - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 14:15:06

you're not supposed to ask those questions in public - cnk ATL - 6/29 14:17:20

see this is why im team mothra - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 14:19:14

I'll say!(nm) - dangertim MU

- 6/29 13:53:36

you mean micropenis POKE haha - bluesox7(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:44:26

Exactly. There's no way inflation is 8%. It's 30 or 40%. (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:15:23

depends on what youre talking about - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 12:51:59

Cosmo is the man we need, not the man we deserve(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:12:42

I imagine it depends on lots of things like if you own or - tgr MU

- 6/29 12:51:48

yeah, I'm just saying the gov't CPI is way off... - zounami MU - 6/29 12:56:58

Crime is going to skyrocket if this continues. There are - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/29 13:09:18

Agreed... desperate people resort to desperate things. (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:13:56

Yep. It's sad because a lot of those people probably - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/29 13:15:21

And ramping up welfare would only worsen inflation... - zounami MU - 6/29 13:16:12

...but hey, let's give another $50 BILLION to Ukraine! (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:16:39

CPI can't account for everything - meatiger MU - 6/29 12:59:31

it's not even close... do you really think inflation is only - zounami MU - 6/29 13:01:39

I honestly have no idea - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:05:30

what "house bills" are you talking about? (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:08:00

pretty much utilities - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:09:15

so, your gas and/or electric bills haven't increased? (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:13:07

They fluctuate so much from month to month - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:18:15

lol, I understand they vary by season, but overall you - zounami MU - 6/29 13:19:07

We had a cool perfect spring - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:21:43

you are certainly frugal, I'll give you that (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:23:30

It is fairly well documented - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:28:20

my wife does that too - phrejd MU - 6/29 13:40:59

I wouldn't even call it being all that cheap - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:47:24

And later this summer when the meatiger solar company - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:29:39

...utilities? (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:08:13

inflation is an increase in the money supply - pickle MU

- 6/29 13:03:11

in part, because that increases demand... but supply is - zounami MU - 6/29 13:06:44

No (nm) - pickle MU

- 6/29 13:35:51

supply & demand, pickle... Econ 101 (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:37:34

inflation is an increase in the money supply - pickle MU

- 6/29 14:04:10

no, inflation is when the cost of goods & services rise... - zounami MU - 6/29 14:11:58

no, that is a direct result of inflation - pickle MU

- 6/29 14:24:21

inflation is money supply - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:17:16

Here's the very first sentence in the Wikipedia article... - zounami MU - 6/29 14:21:41

Here is a good article on the topic - meatiger MU - 6/29 14:27:04

it’s incorrect - pickle MU

- 6/29 14:24:48

you have daily rent? - meatiger MU - 6/29 12:55:20

Depends what you eat too. Certain foods have doubled - Eggs MU - 6/29 12:55:05

Yep - Costco is worth it's weight in gold compared to a - Carlos Rossi KC - 6/29 13:14:13

I was at Costco yesterday and surprised to see their - zounami MU - 6/29 13:22:12

when they raise the price of the hot dog and coke - cnk ATL - 6/29 13:27:29

lol... there will be a revolt when that happens (nm) - zounami MU - 6/29 13:32:51

I am amazed at how many non smart shoppers there are out - meatiger MU - 6/29 12:58:22

eggs are between 5-7 per dozen - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 12:58:57

12 or 13 per dozen. JG measurement system?(nm) - SabertoothTiger MU - 6/29 13:14:13

that may be their "normal" price - meatiger MU - 6/29 13:00:51

RE: Depends what you eat too. Certain foods have doubled - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 12:56:14

My inflation has been steady at 69% for the past 420 days.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 6/29 12:45:20

RE: My inflation has been steady at 69% for the past 420 days.(nm) - colonel angus beef KC - 6/29 12:53:54

nice(nm) - cnk ATL - 6/29 12:50:20